Spain still tops
Spain's Andres Iniesta (second left) celebrates scoring the second goal with team-mates during the UEFA Euro 2012 Qualifying match against Scotland
Ghana name Stevanovic as coach
12 January 2011
World Champions Spain continue to hold top spot in the FIFA World Rankings, the latest edition of which was released earlier today, with the only change in the top 20 seeing Croatia (9th) and Egypt (10th) swap places.
The Pharaohs may have had a slight demotion, but they are still Africa’s top ranked team and remain inside the top ten for a third successive month. Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Nigeria and Algeria make up the remainder of the continent’s top five ranked sides.
With little international action having taken place since the 15th of December 2010 (the last release date of the rankings) it is unsurprising that there is minimal movement. Only 12 teams within the top 50 changed positions.
The biggest movers are to be found far down the rankings: China have moved up eight places to 79th, while Qatar, hosts of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, have improved by nine slots to 105th.
The AFC Asian Cup is presently being held in Qatar and there is sure to be a shakeup in the next release of the rankings (2 February 2011), which will take into account the results at the continental tournament.
FIFA World Ranking, Top 20 (movement in parenthesis)
1. Spain
2. Netherlands
3. Germany
4. Brazil
5. Argentina
6. England
7. Uruguay
8. Portugal
9. Croatia (+1)
10. Egypt (-1)
11. Greece
12. Norway
13. Russia
14. Italy
15. Chile
16. Ghana
17. Slovenia
18. USA
19. France
20. Slovakia
Top 20 ranked African teams (World Ranking and movement in parenthesis)
1. Egypt (10; -1)
2. Ghana (16)
3. Cote d’Ivoire (21)
4. Nigeria (32)
5. Algeria (36; -1)
6. Cameroon (38; -1)
7. Gabon (40; -1)
8. Burkina Faso (42; -1)
9. Tunisia (44; +1)
10. Guinea (46)
11. South Africa (51)
12. Botswana (54; -1)
13. Mali (68; -1)
14. Senegal (70)
15. Libya (71; +1)
16. Benin (72; -1)
17. Cape Verde Islands (75)
18. Morocco (77; +2)
19. Zambia (81; -5)
20. Uganda (83; -3)
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World Champions Spain continue to hold top spot in the FIFA World Rankings, the latest edition of which was released earlier today, with the only change in the top 20 seeing Croatia (9th) and Egypt (10th) swap places.
The Pharaohs may have had a slight demotion, but they are still Africa’s top ranked team and remain inside the top ten for a third successive month. Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Nigeria and Algeria make up the remainder of the continent’s top five ranked sides.
With little international action having taken place since the 15th of December 2010 (the last release date of the rankings) it is unsurprising that there is minimal movement. Only 12 teams within the top 50 changed positions.
The biggest movers are to be found far down the rankings: China have moved up eight places to 79th, while Qatar, hosts of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, have improved by nine slots to 105th.
The AFC Asian Cup is presently being held in Qatar and there is sure to be a shakeup in the next release of the rankings (2 February 2011), which will take into account the results at the continental tournament.
FIFA World Ranking, Top 20 (movement in parenthesis)
1. Spain
2. Netherlands
3. Germany
4. Brazil
5. Argentina
6. England
7. Uruguay
8. Portugal
9. Croatia (+1)
10. Egypt (-1)
11. Greece
12. Norway
13. Russia
14. Italy
15. Chile
16. Ghana
17. Slovenia
18. USA
19. France
20. Slovakia
Top 20 ranked African teams (World Ranking and movement in parenthesis)
1. Egypt (10; -1)
2. Ghana (16)
3. Cote d’Ivoire (21)
4. Nigeria (32)
5. Algeria (36; -1)
6. Cameroon (38; -1)
7. Gabon (40; -1)
8. Burkina Faso (42; -1)
9. Tunisia (44; +1)
10. Guinea (46)
11. South Africa (51)
12. Botswana (54; -1)
13. Mali (68; -1)
14. Senegal (70)
15. Libya (71; +1)
16. Benin (72; -1)
17. Cape Verde Islands (75)
18. Morocco (77; +2)
19. Zambia (81; -5)
20. Uganda (83; -3)
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